The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Machinery Management Service, Inc recently was recognized with an "Agricultural Service Exporter" award from the state, making the Charleston-based company one of 15 honored as part of the 2018 Governor’s Export Awards.